Beyond the Dinosaurs: Monsters of the Air and Sea

By Charlotte Lewis Brown

Book Overview

Amazing creatures flew through the air and swam in the seas during the Age of the Dinosaurs

Strange and wonderful creatures shared the Earth with the dinosaurs. Kronosaurus ruled the seas with teeth as big as bananas and jaws more powerful than a Tyrannosaurs-rex's. Flying Pterodaustros spit water through hundreds of long, thin teeth. Deinosuchus, the giant crocodile, preyed on unlucky dinosaurs. These and other amazing animals are introduced to young readers in an easy-to-read text and dynamic illustrations.

Beyond the Dinosaurs is a Level Two I Can Read, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060530588
• ISBN13: 9780060530587
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Sea monsters & prehistoric birds

Reviewed by Evan Weldon (age 6) for Reader Views (6/08) "Beyond the Dinosaurs: Monsters of the Air and Sea" by Charlotte Lewis Brown is about sea creatures and flying creatures that lived at the time of the dinosaurs and "were just as strange and wonderful as any dinosaur." The book talks about eleven different creatures: four bird-like ones and seven that spent most of their time in the water. One of my favorite creatures from the book was the Pterodaustro, a flying creature that used its long thin teeth to filter sea water and trap tiny sea creatures that the Pterodaustro ate. I also found the Microraptor very interesting. It has neat claws on its wings that it used to climb trees. It couldn't really fly but used its wings to glide to the ground. The illustrations were good, but not the best; most of the drawings show animals attacking or about to eat something. It is kind of hard to tell how big some of the creatures would have been in real life. This book gave a little information about a lot of different prehistoric creatures. It might get kids interested in going to the library to learn more about some of these interesting animals. I liked "Beyond the Dinosaurs: Monsters of the Air and Sea" by Charlotte Lewis Brown and will read it again (all by myself!).